———— eee , —— HE DAILY NEWS GRUNTY GRUNDY SAYS: tive a leading Paper + Maybe the popular member came OLEAN hen _ i‘. mIve oO, other way to avoid Chuck i ee 142 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C SATURDAY, JUNE 20, PRICE FIVE CENTS 1944. nea JURY AWARDS CITY EN TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN FRANK COLLIERY --- TWO HUNDRED DEAD—MASON’S PARTING GAIETY GINEER ONE DOLLAR SALVE co~=-r, ? " 1 : rm EER REE EEE HS DE VISITING MASONS ENTERTAIN ——#ANUSoME YacuT TO / JURY DECIDED THAT | _GAS EXPLOSION IN COLLIERY & ae gnres TIAN BIN A | i * + 3 VISIT PRINCE RUPERT|© *0'-080e founo ouity.°s MW’ NEILL HAD NO CASE 44\Portuguese Prince Will Come), |... «), ry found Wilenee * Was Employed by Government Here in Luxurious Pleasure ‘ ¢ ( wh ; ice ak and Not by Gillett TA eee BRILLIANT CONCERT TOOK PLACE IN HONOR OF THE LocaL | Craft * ing transportat the #7 DEAD NUMBER OVER 200—HILL CREST MINE NEAR FRANK FRATERNITY — FRAME UP WIRELESS MES- *G. T. P., but Q i *| The jury the McNeill vs, SCENE OF DISASTER — ASSISTANCE IS BEING SAGES WERE FEATURE OF EVENING reached the that cena This is the least *| Gillett case after hearing a little SENT FROM CALGARY es a! Prince Ferdinand f Portugal, |y ety h ae. x of the evidence of the defence sakitaaaai serious o he charges pre- ‘ nic to Digby Island!/has ¢ : he tt }brotl he consort of King |» repped againkt Wilenes « last evening, decided that MeNeill ‘Special to The Dally News plies, left for the seene of the called off vester \ for dade Rec | Ma sit Prince Ruy * : y the plaintiff was employed — by Calgary, June 20.—Two hund-| disaster, nt of the rain, th WIFI | Gus f nis x Sle ke KK KK HK Ke & & &| tHE Government and not by Gil-|;eq men are believed to have been \ private message which reach ns extended a } Be ee jSteam yach Mi u j lett. |trapped and killed as a result of|ed here stated that dense clouds n to all the ca Victoria, Bt r : ‘ Shangha | L, W. Patmore for plaintiff: | an explosion in the Hill CGrest}of black smoke continue to issue th whom they could Ju 19, °44 J and 3s Yokohama, BRAVERY HONORED A. M. Manson for defendent. |Colliery Mines at Hill Crest, near|from the pit mouth. Government ee em | oo epoen Jones rt a ee ae BY CANADIAN GOVT | The jury were: D, C, Stewart.) prank, Alberta, on the line of the|mine rescue cars, with trained ird =the Prineess Prince Rupert, Bt \las sing slowly, and come - *\ foreman, ©. T. Howard, W. M.!Crow’s Nest Railway. The ac-|rescue men, have departed from was a most br int Understar ve urs f} wn the Coas tupert | Brown. E. D. Harris. James Hunt-| cident occurred this morning. Blairmore for Hill Crest, nsisted of vocal a Ma ‘ i Lodge: W. C. TI ! Capt. Donald, of Prince George, er. E. Kissick. H’ Hoffman, H. C Phe exact number of those lost Up to noon fifty bodies only, it usic recitat siof \ y 5 Presented With Gold - Bd ; fee : ' "*learnot be ascertained yet. There|was reported, had been recovered, ng and was a cred Lior ai sks iccept 1 , Watch Breckenridge, D. | ew nee | is reason, however, to believe that|but as there were five or six hun- yminent a b f { Ma 194 If Phe claim was for personal IN-) th number may be increased ra-|dred men at work below at the sitora we ‘ t é PI ‘ Donald the Princes iry while plaintiff was in employ|ther than lessened, time of the explosion there is at f the ‘ he D - ‘ ree vas this forming Pre- of defendent, Plaintiff was work-|° About six hundred miners went|considerable ground for fearing shes f I fle : a (hag teh rec- ling Delkatlah Bridge. He fell|into the mines before the explo-|that the death roll will reach ve beer eive MARY BROWN Mé e Of Dis 7? oe off scaffold onto a raft and split|/sion occurred. It is known that}higher figures than appear at uy i i oular Wm. Astle Preside ce ¥ ht and 38 passengers IN| knee cap, causing permanent in-|about four hundred escaped, but|present. Black smoke can be nv of the 1 . . . ‘ e S wate The present-| jypy Defence claims he was not; 200 are certain to be left. There|seen ever rising from the pit i The f I i Ene vas acl H, 5B. ¢ ©Ml~)employed by Gillett, but by the|is no hope for these men. mouth, f th ] i904 if s, M.P mn behalf of the He Provinvial Government C.P.R, officials fitted up equip- It is believed the situation be- Po Jot i* |J. D. Hazen, Ministe f Mar M. J. MeNeill was working on| Ment for a relief train as soon as|low is very serious, This is aris, Franc | Ruy - f he ears , Fisheries, Masset wharf but work was not|Dews was received of the disaster.|borne out by the statement al- Sune 10. ’4 4 f B r ee Pr , present a8 Suess) staat When he left Prinee|Surgeons, nurses and a numberjready given out by C. P. R. offi- ‘MARTIN M REYNOLDS ms _ he. capta a Rupert he was to go to Masset bee officials of the company, with|cials that there will be 200 men tL BA é { } d pounds | - . | Estava apt, saunders lwharf for the Dominion Govern-|@ large amount of hospital sup-!who were not able to get out. ‘ awf i DEAD IN VIRGINIA ; ie prit Fans ment and then to Rose Spit wharf. | ——— $$$ — ae pees ; 5 4 nae hen asse f as fi sh-| ‘ g ates Ch i 3 } . Mika ted the a co ms ' t hes a 7° 4 fini - Wilence Case Again lr. AUGUSTUS HEINZE the Sir Edward Litehwortt [Second Vice-president of the), ...entation said the Minister of|*\' ji on tien ne p our ae REPORTED TO BE DYING it was | Grand Trunk Pacific Has MI : Witarieh.annrasiaG.| oe ee Delkatlah bridge. It The Wilence forged pass case} acest Bia Va er, BA A heay ; ' iwas about May 22, 1913. Witness ‘Counsel W. T. Jerome Makes Passed Away jed the brave deed in saving the on which the jury disagreed some \\ accent June 19, “44 | i a set said he wrote the Dominion en- ome i Statemunt in New York To J S | M Mart \ 6 ace Antal eel rye | gineer stating he was going to|days ago, eame up for a second| Court WALTER NEA i j Ruy ee bee captams were sprenGle') work for Gillett if he got permis-|hearing this morning in the as-| 4 ee s Re ds ‘ d ‘ esident | me fhe Government had seen] ; H : nid $5.a ‘day wil | New York, June 20.—¥F, Augus- ’ , : T ded al Pi 7 “3 : ; sion, Pe Was peld So a day It-] size eourt, | ; 3 : f tt G d 7 Pa ‘ |! om , of them for Do- ness described scaffolding and ae tus Heinze, the copper magnate, et ne “ lai Old Point Virginia, | mn service, Capt, Robertson/now it broke letting him fall.|, . °° "*™ evidence produced in/is dying at his home in this elty,/ June 19 . ive 18 | Waodnesda and Capt. Saunders and = they] y hen he was laid up Gillett Aawaii the case was given by the prison-|according to a statement made in a age spate ening re Ae Re S ed Cana- | Were . efficient men. The): him and told him net to worry |e? Who went into the witness box. | court today by his counsel, Wil- porn 2.4 2 “Id 1 Pacific Coast is geoogmiged as Dt-! spout’ wages: of expenses as he,He stated he had not seen the|liam Travers Jerome. ‘ I ( ed on Page 4 ' v f th ng particularly dificult for navi-j ould pay then That was on|forged pass or used it. He had Mr. Jerome appeared in an at- 5} 1G rt subs le | #8 . a A eq bop eu June 5 about five days after the|Paid $2 to Follis/a section fore-|tempt te reopen the case in, whieh a ONE LOW NORTH ON PRINCE RUPERT : 8 Gon ite” ea ully @P~| cccident, He came to Rupert and} an, to take him down to Smith-!a judgment of $275,000 was ob- Lp ELY DOLLAR ~ i atonh 10 ‘ ite good work of the] oo ine bh ispital about three}ers. Follis denied receiving any |tained against his client. | S g tl he ¢ Ve Fron ae his coast, and weeks, and then at home three | money. ere hih: dseciroermmaie DAMAGES FOR LIBEL . H. Morrison, } a ! i £ 1€ Meiash ry Mes Bal aie R { Mr. E. G | Paci fi Prinee Rupert, B.C Ryan was foreman Have Constable Grady pulled off ai eorge Ade, long before he be- a ‘ on heard sinee work was being done “ame ft ‘ 1e associat 5 lg Mr, J Mrs. Sehm dt, | Thanks for your kindness; smooth one on a white man who|C4me Tamous, Was once associat NEW HOTEL BAR Mr. | B ind wife, M ¢O0D PROGRESS ON p s delighted by Provineial aon ae eeee He was buying whisky for an Indian{¢4 in an humble way with a the- , ‘ Oh é M { Mr ; CHARCTDIICTION Ui Sed. JAS. STARK et Seen re een ee : ’ ata atre He called one morning on CREDIT TO LOCAL FIRM ar «pee + raid | CONSTRUCTION WORK Givand Mester. ernment to pay checks for wages|yesterday, The constable saw|4tre. callec | ¢ ” s ( } M io woe Mr. Le] oli on work where contract was let.|Fred Larson and an Indian to-jthe editor of a Sunday paper on ¥ vy he ' ont . | : . ae ' eta on ; , eens Dae pe. SAINAFS Cass, Mr. T. A Mr. Mac-|Railroad Beyond Smithers Will First Anniversary | Be went to work about the 25th) gether in’ an’ hotel’ and-foliéwed}* ™'ssion trom @ theetrioah malas # ip-to-date ba fil donald, tota ght first | Soon Be Ready for and wa injured about 31st, Wit- them into the toilet, He was just|?**! Entering the editor's office ; : ed ae at ast , ‘ Traffi The Canadian Fraternity first | ness put up the hook which brote : . he began, “I've brought you this 7 tupert Hote I pa nd wenty raffic | in time to see Larsen slip a qual ; e let ’ ia ih Tha weath nats anniversary meeting will be held|He did not see anything wrong tay ib-the Indian manuscript He got no further : Known howeve ' Stee sa J i a heii dens ee Re ts n the Court House on Monday, | 0 th it None of the other work ri : ’ thi x then The editor had glanced i T eo = ine 1 t \ = . o> ywoliCce COL t 5 norning fy! was done ally and , 7. ‘ Pune at 8:30 men mentiond to him that the PpiNe. Soe . around and sized up the tall, , The Rupert ht 1425 ]tion work has been going on fine s a i , 2 Larsen was fined 856, which he j Sleen. Hebert & ¢ 2 SECRETARY fhook was defective, No one of : ; : : .o, {timid youth as an amateur poet t s of freight e tl first of June, said |, | : ; : paid, and Sam Cecil was fined $25 4 a the sheet metal work | the workmen lately said there was or novelist S see, he inter- I f the t i , iGer i! Superintendent W. C, C j ra for having the liquor, or thirty rupted i naid: tan “Well o le bar is fitted up i } . - eee | A CTACK IN Th, 3 led in an ack one, ; xing Match July 1st | 3 | days in jail, ird and pidgeon hole Boxing y | Mehat The Daily News in |} Dr, MeNeill who attended the ‘ ie just throw it in the waste-paper german silve Phere | topne (2 16Dee x of the work on the un }plaintil? explained the injury and | basket, I’m very busy just now Rough House Charlie Bur | NEW DANCES | Subscri or th New ; for the reeep I f , , , pened etion , the 0:7. 2D jsaid the seeond aecident to the be for the Dally News and haven't got time to do it my- . the ¢ ane be w h i a Old water for cooling | Pads 1th HY and Ww Since the water in the Bulkley has | At the } ane e only prolonged the disabi- | self George Ade obeyed his re- The general plan is the|ing at the Windsor Hotel g down excellent progress jlity but had no different perman ihe place, saw the accident Guest calmly. Then he began n in use in any of the /arena night, between seven and]), een made Numerous crews EST it () LM fent effect than would have re | This closed the ease for the }again: i have just come from but besides the util ht o'clock it work on the ballasting. sulled from the first injury. plaintiff, the theatre and the manuseript rk is a piece of art | : : . h}Had there been no trouble with CRANK MRE rhis injury as a rule causes a| Mr, Manson asked that the case|I have thrown in the waste-paper I | Burns has been matched with j ; > | pep Hebert & Co, have some] he high waters the road would 2k = jlot of pain and stiffness for many|be dismissed, but His Lordship} basket is your drama, which the Chet Neff f 1 bout on the evel s IS . 1 t workmen to_ be had | af sek oe _, [have been in shape to open to years, thought it better to put in the de~|manager asked me to return toe ind can compete very|ing of July ist : muUp? Fort George about August ist, Frank A, Ryan said he was} fenee. you with thanks He suggested | - : | 8 with the larger cen Neff recently won & decisionty 4, je soy ww be some time }foreman for Gillett on the Del- W. J. Gillett and EB. Sandilands,|that the proper place for it was lover Frenchy Vaise in Seattle in}later jkatlah Bridge, Gillett had told|the Government Agent, were eall-}with the waste paper.” - la four round gt The water in the Skeena just Miss Swepstone and Mr Tweedale $/liii before be ieft the island that|ed and testified to the work be- : Ps 8 SUBSCRIBERS NOTICE "Phe match between these two|now is very high owing to the | WII Present the Famous if was going to be governmentting carried out by the Govern- To Whom It May Concern that has yet. bee pulled off in}warm weather bringing the moun “MAZURKA DALLIANCE work but he did not mention it} ment, rhe Government Agent a a l ndvy and the hest{tain snows down, but it is still An to the boys, paid the wages, There was con- Mary Bird and George Mel. pay your subscription|should be a dand d the Argentine Tango, with a 3) : ' lewsk » aollectos l Deine e Rupert » fool below high water mark and Special Bolo Number by Miss Norman MeLennan said Gillett] siderable discussion between |borne or George Davis, who are nae Oy ase pase" f , no trouble will be experienced Swepstone in Costume. had employed him at Masset. At}counsel as to the proceedings, but}running the B, ©, Restaurant, te ae si ! auld b C. H. I. C. Contract Hoiders unless it goes considerably high EXTRA Ping movine a Delkatlah the foreman had just}fnally His Lordship submitted|have used by name in taking the its wh Bs ( e . HI, | oH j : oe ry nes ail ys er, | Including Our @ , pul him to werk, Three of the|the question to the jury to decide/vrestaurant from M. M. Stephens, A ornare all " ‘es Mereby requested 10 etteiil Work trains can now operate | «Bee eel ai six hooks had broken at different |whether they believed Mr, MeNeilllalss the electric light and other uld he ade shedgut . een . ' i j i HE MANAGES la meeting Sons of England} fairly well over the whole line KEYSTONE GOmeoyY times. He said to Gillett later}was employed by Mr, Gillett or}appurtenanees, and I hereby re- ere }Hall, Tuesda lune zard, at 8]and several trains with machin- } er |that the hooks were always break-|the Government. The jury decid- pudiate any association with a I I oO) rs. | p.m ery aad equipment have already | Admission = - 480 and 260 §| ile. ed that the Government employ- ‘either of them, 142 un tO @ ; ers : Phon, , 1ONCG! aan uf}442-3-4 OHN DYBHAYN vome through * Mr, lkay, another workman atled him, sed: ALPRED TATTERSFIELD,